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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
DEATH ROBBED HIM.
The Appalling Discovery of Young Man
Abour to Be Married.


Gainesville (Ga.j Special.
From jackson county comes story of sin-
gular ending. Near Jefferson, IN that county,
there lives Jasper Porter, popular young farm
err who has been very successful In his bust
While in this city six months ago be met
Miss Matte Ward, beautiful young lady, the
daughte of a well-to-do farmer in the northern
part of the county, some twenty miles distant
A warm attachment sprung up, and several
visits were made by the young man to the home
of Miss Ward.
At their last meeting. three weeks ago, it was
agreed that they should get married on the 23d,
and that Mr.. Porter should make his appear
ance at the mansion on the Saturday preceding
was thus that, after having his affairs set in
order, leaving his home in charge of trusted
colored woman. he set out on his trip to Mr.
Wards home horseback. He had almost
reached the end of his journey, when, passing
Walnut church, he that it crowded
He decided to enter, and found that a funeral
was in progress, the preacher being at the time
in the middle of his discourse.
AT the CO Inclusion of the sermon the coffin was
opened and all were invited to take a last look
at the deceased. Amid the walling sounds it
was hard for the stranger to distinguish who it
was, but curiosity prompted him push his
way up in order the dead person. He
stood at last beside the coffin, looked intently
and began TO fall He saw there the face of the
lady whom he was journeying to marry, and of
discovery that the dead girls lover was in the
building but added to the excitement of the oc-
casion. 1t seems that the young lady in
the best of spirits up to the night before her
death, and that she fell dead from heart dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22

ISOLATION In 20 games he had stolen IS bases
a very fine showing. Ward, in the League, stole
"a bases in 50 games.
The New Yorks have almost as good as ar
ranged for the purchase OF the release OF shaw
OF the Washingtons
Tying, pitcher of the Staten Islands, has re-
ceived over fifty offers from professional clubs.
New York is reported to have offered him sal
airy of SO. 500.
St Louis Republican: Indianapolis is having
some good luck at last She has found two fine
pitchers within the last month. She viii show
up better henceforth.
Baldwin of the Chicagos was recently told by
a spectator that if he would hang lantern on
the ball he might hit ii. This angered Baldwin
into making base hit
The Eclipse players defeated by the
Centrals yesterday The batteries were the
Schaler Brothers for the winning nine and Dan
forth and Jones for the Eclipse.
The Boston management has completed
rangements for the building of a new grand
stand. The structure will be built by the archi-
tect of the Philadelphia grand stand and cost
So, 900.
Boyle Schreve and Letner are to do the
pitching for ths home nine in the Philadelphia
games and Myers and Hackett are to be the
catchers and Healy aud Arundel will play in the
Washington and Pittsburg series.
President Young holds that the agreement
entered into between Stearns- the Allentown
management and Beaten, whereby all parties
accepted the terms, is good a written con-
tract, and, under the circumstances. the black
listing of Beatin and Kinslow does not go.
Martinsvills--The bases are full. with none
out. Can the catcher mnff tine fourth strike.
step on the home plate. put the man on third
out and then throw to first base and retire the
batterR
No. The rule allowing that kind Of play.
was long since abolished.
A game of ball was played recently at Ish-
peming, Mich, between the Negadnee and 1sh-
peming teams. The umpire was Negaunee
man. In the tenth inning the score stood 10 to
10. Then the umpire made decision that
seemed to favor his home team. whereupon the
crowd attacked him with clubs and stones, liter
ally running him out of town When last seen
he was headed south the Northwestern rail-
road, the infatuated mob close behind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
AN INDUSTRIOUS STATESMAN.
Senator-Elect Blodgett, of New Jersey, Now
ing in Hayfield.

Long Branch Letter.
Persons going to the Central railroad depot
here, one day this week. saw a tall, stalwart man
with a high forehead, clear gray eyes, q grizzly
mustache and bent shoulders, in shirt sleeves
and straw hat moving hay in field by the
roadside. A portly man In black frock coat.
and big red whiskered man in a high hat leaned
against the fence watching him. while sharp
looking. ray-whiskered man looked on from
coach that stood in the road. The mower cut
his swath as Justify though he were working
by the job, instead of getting a regular salary
for being United States Senator he was, for
he Rufus Blodgett, who elected 20 the
Senate last winter. The portly, specialized man
was Elk Gov. j. d. Bedle, the red whiskered one
was State Senator Thomas g. Chattle. aud the
one in the coach Eugene Higgins. Col Thos. 2.
Ochitree and Geo. w. Childs drove by while the
Senator chatting and whetting his scythe.
Senator Blodgett showed the skill of expert
as he swept down the rich red clover with long
graceful strokes of his weli-sharpened blade.
He can also catch fish. On Barnegat bay, one
day last week. he pulled in sixty four fish in two
hours. The largest one weighed three and one
half mounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
INGENIOUS Forrers Come to Grief

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2L-Harry T. Cook. aged
about twenty-one, and Charles L. Cook. his
brother, years younger, were arrested
here this afternoon the elder for forgery and the
younger for collision. Their plan of operations
was novel and ingenious, and but for
an oversight which they might easily
have avoided they could have gone
indefinitely in their course. Harry was the
discount clerk in the Columbia National Bank,
where of course he had access to the signatures
and accounts of the banks patrons. 1t has
been shown by investigation that he some time
disguised himself and under an assumed
name opened account in another bank He
then forged the name of one of the columbia
Banks depositors TO series or cnecKs
payable to himself under his as
snmed name, and got his younger brother to
deposit them TO his account. The checks,
after they had been returned to the Colum ola
Bank for collection. and after they had been
paid and entered in the books. secured by
the forger and destroyed The culprts are the
sons of the late Prof. Cook, of this city. The
name forged to the checks is that of John X.
Mclean. The amount secured was $2,024.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
ABOUT CHESS-PLAYING AND PLAYERS.

The Indianapolis club is absorbed in the
bishops gambit and preparation for the coming
fall tournament.
Travelling chess-payers are in doubt as to
which city Anderson or Fort Wayne, has the
better chess club.
Prof. c. A. Waldo of Terre Haute is spend
ing the summer in the East. For that reason he
was unable to attend the Maxinkuckee tourney.
The Frankfort indianapolis match is at
stand STILL the Frankfort players causing the
delay by absence of some of their players from
the city.
Captain Strong and DR. Avery visited the club
during last week. The former is quite ex-
pert at draughts. The latter plays good game
of chess.
1t is said the following neat problem has not
yet been solved without information: White:
King at his knights fifth knight at kings knights
sixth. pawn at kings knights seventh. rock at
kings bishops seventh, blacks king at his rocks
second. White to mate in one move.
J. NJ. Tomlinson, the secretary pro tenn. at the
Indiana State Chess Association meeting last
December. writes from Alexandria: II think
there can be question the fact that the
NEE ting did adopt a rule that the winner of the
major prize should hold the subject to
challenge" Ten other members have written
that their recollections are to the same effect.
novel legal point in chess law decided
In Boston recently in match between Hanham
and Ware. Ware was in the lead three to
and he needed but one game more to win the
match During the game pending at the time
OF adjournment for the noon refreshments,
Ware had to move and under the rules he
should have sealed 1t and placed the same in the
hands of the umpire be opened after the in
Permission. then to be handed to his opponent.
The object of the rule is to prevent the latter
from studying his reply. b1r Mr. Ware. having
the game virtually won. did not care if his con-
testor did know his move, and made it upon the
board without sealing It Whereupon Mr.. Han
ham demanded the game Mr.. Ware had
violated the rules The judges decided the
game draw. Mr.. Ware refused to acquesce in
the decision. whereupon the judges decided the
oh x,,,n 15r E,e%
time where player by giving his opponent an
advantage loses a game.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
Literary Notes.

Literary Notes.
Matthew Arnold is writing "A Part of Ny
his childhood
Miss Blanche Willis Howard, the author OF
Guenn. has written an amusing novelette,
which will appear in the September Harper. 1t
is entitled "Tony the Maid"
Darwin's biography. by his sons, is nearly
finished, and will be published by Murray about
the middle of October. The work will contain
much correspondence of great interest.
Edith NJ. Thomas. the Ohio poetess, has an
other volume of sonnecs almost ready for the
printer. Since the death of Helen Hunt Jack
son, Edith Thomas is called the Woman
Poet of Nature"
Stevenson. whose "A Childs Garden'of Verses
is his only other essay in this branch of itera-
~tIfe. will be published Immediately by Charles
sons rita con, with lit Its appear
"Underwoods."
The serials in Harper's Magazine are approach
ing their close, the September instalmenr OF
Miss O'Meara's Russian novel. "Narka." being
within two parts of the conclusion Howels's
story of Boston society. april Hopes" which
is now rambling through the denouement of the
betrothed lovers. Dan and Alice, will also end
In the November number.
A new story by ''Oliver G-tc," (Wm. T.
Adams) entitled Ready About" will be
issued by Lee & Shepard Boston. This author
began writing in 1850 and since then has pro-
duced over 100 volumes and in addition has
given to the public nearly 1000 shorter stories.
Mr.. Adams arranges and maps out his work in
a most orderly and systematic fashion. He
keeps a book containing the names of the char
acters that are to appear in each story together
with brief sketch of the part each is to play In
the development of the plot This latter he
thinks out beforeba and, and after it is all
ranged in his mind, begins to write at once
Mrs. Hancock's "Reminiscences of Winfield
Scott Hancock" passing through the press of
Charles l.. Webster & Goa house that has
s'made specially" of the publication of notable
war-books, such as Grants Memoirs and Nc
Clellan's Own Story" It is announced. how
ever. that this s not war book. 1t treats by
means exclusively of the Generals consplcu-
Gus part in the late civil war; but follows his
career, with interesting personal details. from
his marriage. lieutenant, in St. Louis in
1850, to his last public appearance, in official
capacity in charge of the funeral of Grant in
New York which occurred only a few months be-
fore his death and McClellan's. The
"Reminiscences" will be issued in one large il
Illustrated volume sole by subscription only.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
IETRoPoLIrANs. 7: CLEvELAND. 5
A Good Amateur Game.

An exciting game played yesterday be-
tween the Grand Avenues and Mutuas. It
presented several excellent features. The bat
teries were Haley and Bright for the Grand
Avenues and Vance and Weber for the Mu-
tuals The latter scored but one run and that
was In the sixth inning. after tho Grand Ave-
nues had made two runs in the first and one in
the fifth inning. The score was 3 TO | in favor
of the Grand Avenues Each club made bnt
one error. The summary was follows Base
hits-GraI5 Avenues 6; Mutuals Struck
out-Grand Avenues 3; Mutuals g. Base on
balls-Grand Avenues l; Mutuals 2 Double
play-Grand avenues Earned runs-Grand
Avenues /. Two-base hit-Dunavan. Passed
haIl-Rright l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
baseball Notes.

Wise leads the League in three-ba hits He
has made 10
II is generally believed in baseball circles that
the Pittsburgs are losing money fast.
Arthur Cummings. the we'll known old time
pitcher, is a house painter at Athol, Mass.
Roger Conner leads the League ghost hits
with SO. Emmett Seery has made 90 and Brouth-
ers A.
Slattery the Toronto fielder whom the Brook
Inns were after recently made four homo runs
in week
The Washing ton club has released Robt. Keat-
ing who is the inventor of the rubber plate at
present in use.
Fulmer has gone to his home in Pennsylvania.
and will not likely play any more in the Associa-
ton this season.
Nicol. of the Cincinnatis, is pronounced by
many the best base runner in the American As
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
Advice to Morners,

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22
The CIeveIand GeneaIogv

PITTsBURG. Pa, Aug 2L-Last week Regis
ter BROKER. of Beaver Falls, Beaver county,
Pennsylvania, received letter from Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. stating that she was getting up a
genealogical tree of the Presidents family, and
she thought she had traced some of them into
Beaver county and wanted information concern
ing them. She was referred to Ira Cleveland, a
justice of the peace at Freedom, Pa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22

which some varying phases of wild Western life
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"a Terrible Legacy" novel by g. W. Apple
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"Belona's Husband" romance by Hudor
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The author is not afraid to put ideas into his
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rent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22

ECONOMY and strength peculiar to Hoods
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
HE HELD HIS HOME.
Acting Land Commissioner Stock
slayer Makes a Good Impress

Acting Land Commissioner Stock
slayer Makes a Good Impress
sion.
Special to the Globe
JAMESTOWN, OAK, Dec. 23.-Notice
has been received here that Acting Land
Commissioner Stockslager has sustained
the appeal of the claimant in the case
of the final homestead proof of Henry
Weston, farmer living near Eldridge.
Proof was rejected by the Fargo land
Office for the reason that Weston had
spent four winters in Michigan. These
absences were caused, one by the ser
ious illness of his father, another by tho
death of his father, and the two others
by the serious illness of his wife, whom
he took to Michigan in the hope of bene.
fitting by the change. Claimant had
raised six crops and had @fmi
prOvements valued at S2,l58. His
residence covered six yeaESahd twenty
eight days and his actusfresidence four
years and twenty-eight days. Upon the
presentation of these facts the acting
commissioner decided that the claimant
had acted in good faith; that his alb
sences were excusable and that he was
entitled to the land. The decision adds
to the previous good opinion of Stock.
slayer, who is looked upon as a probae
BILE successor to the unwept Sparks, and
is great relief to other settlers sir8a-
larly situated, who would never have
hoped for so muchunder Sparks.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
A ROULETTE TABLE.
That Was About All That Was
Saved in a Fire at Fargo.

Saved in a Fire at Fargo.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, Dak., Dec. 23.-At a. m. to-
day fire broke out in a vacant shed in
the rear of Doyle's livery stable on
Northern Pacific avenue and spread SO
rapidly that only the horses and part of
the vehicles could be gotten out. Many
persons sleeping in the upper story of
the stable ana adjacent buildings es-
capped with only their night clothes.
The fire departments of Fargo and
MoOrhead were promptly out, but could
only prevent the spread of the flames.
The fire extended east and west of the
stable and destroyed four other two
story buildings. The principal losses
on buildings and contents are: Court
land BabcOck, of Minneapolis, $4,000,
insurance 81, 600; Cole $1,000, insurance
81, 100; Dave Stewart $1,000, insurance
$1,000; Kate Drake 5000. insurance $500;
Webster u Bigelow $4,000, insurance
$1,000; W. s. Conrad $500, insurance
$500; j. w. HuntoOn $500, insurance
81, 200; w. Doyle damaged $500, and n.
Stanford $500, both fully insured. The
total losses estimated at s3O,475, and in
surance $21, 975. Among the insurance
companies losing were the Phoenix of
London $3.50, Lancashire $1,000,
British American $4,000, Syndicate
Sl,10O, Imperial $500, American Cen
trail $1,000, Niagara $1,000, Phoenix of
Brooklyn $1,000. None of the others
exceeded $500. The fire is believed to
have been incendiary. Two of the
buildings were used for saloons and eat
ing houses. A roulette table and other
green cloth appurtenances were saved.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
SOON TO BE ISSUED.
The Laws of Dakota Compiled and
Nearly Ready to be Issued.

Inc LAWS Oh DdAOGd SOInplIcu anu
Nearly Ready to be Issued.
Special to the Globe.
WATERFOWL, Oak, Dec. 23.-On the
occasion of the recent visit of Gov
Church to this city he was asked what
he thought would oe the outcome or re-
suit of the Aberdeen convention for one
state, when he repeated in substance
what he had previously said, that he
did not feel justified in expressing. an
opinion on either side of the question.
mission. He seemed to think the
Springer bill would receive due con-
sfderation at the hands of congress.
With reference to the institutions of
the territory the governor said they
were all in excellent condition. The re-
port from the wardens of the peniten-
tiaries and the superintendent of the
other institutions showed them to be in
good hands and we'll managed. The
trouble at the Yankton insane asylum
will be settled by the LIST of
the incoming year, and every
thing there will be satisfactory.
In speaking of the laws of
Dakota, the governor expressed de-
sire to call the attention OF every attor-
ney in the territory to the fact that the
cOmpilers of the laws had placed in his
hands copy of the compiled laws, and
that he desired every lawyer, judge or
any one else interested, who had sug-
gestions to make with reference to the
compilation of the laws, to do so at once.
A proclamation with reference to. he
laws will be issued soon, and it is es-
sential that suggestions to be offered
should be handed in at once. The gov
ernor spent very pleasant day in this
city receiving calls from numerous citi-
zens, whe were pleased to pay their re-
spects to the chief magistrate of the ter
ritOry
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
JUDGE MOODY SATISFIED.
He Says the Recent Division Elec
ton Satisfied Him.

He Says the Recent Division Elec-
ton Satisfied Him.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Bon. G. c..
Moody and wife, of DeadwOOd, are still
at the Ebbitt and expect to remain here
until after the holidays. Judge Moody
declines to express opinions concerning
the south state movements, saying:
Everybody knows what my sentiments
have been in the past, and there has
been nothing in the shaping of affairs
to induce me to change my mind"
"Were you satisfied with the recent
division electiOn?"
''MOSt asSuredly l was, in so far as
the result is referred to. There was a
majority for division and good majOr-
ity, too. Many Democratic representa-
tive in congress would be glad to feel
that he has so good and honest a major
ity. But l am sorry that the people did
not vote in greater numbers. 1t would
have looked better, of course, to have
come here with big majority at our
back and knocked at the doors of con-
gress for division as we'll as admission"
''Wlll you express an opinion of the
Aberdeen cOnventiOnT'
"It seems to have been an orderly,
well-cOnducted convention. 1t looks
little strange to read the names of Nc
Cormack and Mccoy as delegates to
congress to urge admission as whole.
However, the gentlemen will soon be
here and express themselves for them
selves"
"Are you especially Interested in adj
mission this Winter?'
II cannot say that am especially in
terested, except as all Dakotians are
awake to the Importance OF the matter.
The opening of the Sioux reservation
seems to me to be of prime importance
at this juncture in the history of Da-
kota. am pleased to see the work
well in hand, and in good hands. SEN
ator Dawes will be found to be reliable,
conservative, and yet progressive
friend of the movement; and not, as
you were enormously informed, an en-
envy. He is one of the best men in the
Senateo